Programming Area Boundaries

If the dome is installed in a location where you can see numerous departments or other identifiable objects, you might want to consider programming area boundaries. Areas are programmed start- and end-points of a camera's field of view. Each area is a part of a circular viewing area that extends around the dome.

For example, Error! Reference source not found. represents the floor plan of a break room. The room includes a main entrance, tables with chairs, vending machines, lockers, and an emergency exit. Areas have been programmed around the fixtures in the room. As shown in this example, areas can be different sizes.

Figure 4–1: An example of areas found in a break room.

Start of Area 1/

End of Area 8

Entrance

Areas appear smaller when zoomed in.

Areas appear larger when zoomed out.

Lockers

 

 

Emergency

Vending Machines

Exit

 

 

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Area

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8

 

Area

 

Area

7

 

2

Area

Dome

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The ending point of one area is the starting point for the next area. The ending point of the last area cannot go past the starting point of the first area. In this example, the area that includes the vending machines cannot extend past the starting point of the area that includes the emergency exit. If your controller supports areas, these are separate from the areas you can program with the dome. You should not use both the controller and the configuration utility to define areas.

The zoom level also affects how large areas appear. When you zoom in to an area, the area may appear to be small. When you pan the dome, area boundaries may appear to be close. However, if you zoom out, the area appears to be larger. When you pan the dome, the area boundaries appear further apart. With this in mind, it will be easier to establish area boundaries if the zoom level is small than if the zoom level is large.

Configuring Alarms, Areas, Home, Privacy Settings, Presets and Scan Limits

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